Manager Ciaran Murtagh said they had no complaints - and revealed he is happy to provide the fully-clothed lifeguard duties himself.

He said: “It is not exactly for me, but whatever you are into!

“No complaints. They are a private user group. They pay a rental fee to come in outside of normal opening hours. We have had no issues.”

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Coral Leisure Centre in Co Monaghan

After using the venue, the Irish Naturist Association said on Facebook: “Thank you to our 17 naturists whosupported this first Monaghan swim. I was truly impressed by the slide (still open for us), the warm big pool, the small warmer pool, and the cozy spa area with jacuzzi, sauna and steam room. Thank you to our great lifeguards too! A real luxury to have all that to ourselves! See you there the last Sunday in April again!!”

Asked about the supply of poolside staff, Mr Murtagh told the Irish Sun: “It is up to the lifeguard if they want to do it and we make sure they are happy enough to do it. They are all over 18. We would never say you have to do it. I will be doing it some of the nights. It is not exactly what I want to be looking at but everyone is happy enough to do it.”

On the use of the slide Ciaran added: “They want to use it.”

Other venues which regularly allow in naked dippers are Coral Leisure in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, and Kilcoran Lodge in Cahir, Co. Tipperary.

There are also leisure centres in Dublin, Kildare, Wexford, and Wicklow which give a warm welcome to nudies.

The move was hailed as a “milestone” by Irish Naturist Association chief Pat Gallagher, who also revealed the organisation was in talks with other local authorities about getting similar signs placed at other beaches.

He told us: ““We don’t go out to offend anyone. We simply want to go there, lie in the sun, get in the water, have a swim . . . but we don’t want to wear anything, that’s all.”

Confirming the move, a spokeswoman for the council said: “We are not designating this beach as a nudist beach. However, we are arranging for signage at this location to advise the public that they may encounter nude bathers.”

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Hawk Cliff in Dalkey is to put up notices warning of buff bathersCredit: Garrett White - The Sun

The INA told us there are “a number of secluded spots that are suitable for naturism“ around Ireland’s coastline.

They cited a change in the law last year which says public nudity is only an offence if a person intends to cause fear, alarm or distress.

And their rep told us: “Irish naturism has grown in popularity in recent years: many Irish people have enjoyed naturism in their holidays in warmer countries -such as Spain or France- and they are in favour of enjoying such possibilities in Ireland too. Since we promote harmony with nature, we have started to organise beach meet-ups with clean-ups in collaboration with the local councils and the Clean Coasts Program.”

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On the use of leisure centres, the spokeswoman revealed: “Furthermore, we have extended the range of venues we hire out for indoor private nude swim sessions, and now we offer to our members pool sessions in Co. Dublin, Co. Tipperary, Co. Galway, Co. Monaghan. Co. Kildare, Co. Wexford, Co. Wicklow.”

And she added: “We also organise international trips to spa facilities in Europe. So far we’ve been to the largest sauna complex in the world (Erding Therme in Munich, Germany), Zuiver Spa in Amsterdam, Dilbeek Sauna in Brussels and Clover Spa Hotel in Birmingham. The cleansing benefits of sauna courses are well-known to experienced naturists.”

We contacted the three mentioned leisure centres, but none had commented at the time of going to press.